MADRID: The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Mr. Zurab Pololikashvili, called for the tourism sector to take more action to combat climate change and biodiversity loss during the 30th joint meeting of its Commissions for South Asia and Asia-Pacific in Fiji held on 18-20 June 2018. Adding his voice to that of the host country, Mr. Pololikashvili advocated for stronger partnerships and incentives for governments, businesses and crucially tourists themselves to make a difference in climate action efforts. He also made clear that sound policies must be built upon accurate evidence, requiring the tourism sector to better measure…
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BANGKOK: The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is pleased to announce that the founding of the Twin Cities World Tourism Association (TCWTA) will take place during PATA Travel Mart 2018 (PTM 2018) in Langkawi, Malaysia from September 12-14. PATA CEO Dr. Mario Hardy said, “PATA assists destinations around the world in the development of a responsible and sustainable tourism industry and it is only through cooperation and mutually beneficial partnerships that destinations can achieve such goals. The Twin Cities World Tourism Association’s mission is in line with our activities and PATA Travel Mart is the perfect occasion to launch this…
MANAMA: Bahrain flag carrier Gulf Air has announced the launch of its double daily Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner service to London Heathrow. Onboard the airline’s inaugural double daily Dreamliner service to London Heathrow were members of the airline’s executive management team including Gulf Air Deputy Chief Executive Officer Captain Waleed Abdulhameed Al Alawi, who was welcomed upon landing into Heathrow by Bahrain’s Ambassador to the UK, Sheikh Fawaz bin Mohammed Al-Khalifa, embassy officials, executive management from Heathrow Airport Holdings Limited, officials from Gulf Air’s general sales agent for UK, Aviareps UK, and Gulf Air’s London team. Al Alawi said: “We are…
KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has managed to delight the people of Pakistan for once by appointing an all-female crew on a ‘challenging’ flight to Gilgit. The national flag carrier of Pakistan had taken to Twitter to appreciate the two female pilots that flew the aircraft into Gilgit, along with a picture attached of the two exhibiting high spirits. “The flight to Gilgit is very challenging and requires a lot of precision and technique. Our dynamic duo, Captain Ms. Maryam Masood and First Officer Ms. Shumaila Mazhar make it look as easy as they fly through the mountains celebrating the…
ISLAMABAD: In order to promote Pakistan’s thriving tourism industry, the government of Pakistan is inviting a group of six leading tourism companies of Sichuan Province to visit Pakistan. The delegation, among others, will include Chairman of Chengdu Travel Agency Association/Sichuan China Travel Service; President of Chengdu Universal International travel Service Co. Ltd.; President of Chengdu Overseas Travel Co. Ltd.; and General Manager of Bets Travel Service Sichuan Co. Ltd. The delegation will also include General Manager of China Tourism International Service (CTIS), the leading public sector tourism company in China. The government of Sichuan, as an effort to open tourism…
PESHAWAR: The Caretaker Minister for Sports, Tourism, Museums, Archaeology, Culture and Youth Affairs Muhammad Rashid Khan said on Thursday, 21 June that the department initiatives for the promotion of tourism and culture in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were commendable and praiseworthy and that they should be continued unabated. “The department should also continue efforts for the identification and excavation of archaeological and heritage sites in the province so they could be protected, preserved and restored in a professional manner,” the minister said this in his maiden visit to the Tourism Department, where he attended a meeting. Secretary Sports, Tourism, Museums, Archaeology, Culture…
Sports is a uniting factor. Cricket has done wonders in India and Pakistan relations, so maybe basketball can do the same for North and South Korea. President Trump opened the doors for friendly relations through basketball, and it is no secret that North Korea leader Kim Jong-un loves basketball. Trump and Kim have a common friend in the sport of basketball. US sports star Dennis Rodman, retired professional basketball player, traveled to Singapore to shake hands with both leaders during the recent historic summit. North and South Korea agreed to hold friendly basketball games in Pyongyang on July 4 and…
WRITTEN BY Ch. FAISAL MAHMOOD The importance of PATA as a catalyst in the promotion of sustainable tourism in its member states has been proven beyond any doubt. Its way of working through its chapters is not only unique but also very effective and very productive for its members. Where, there chapter is more aggressive and out spoken the more and more benefits that chapter can grab and squeeze from the principle by making use of its enormous promotional and digital marketing network and tools.For example the way PATA International supported Nepal after deadly earth quake that is highly…
KARACHI: Internationally Renowned and former unified light-welterweight world champion, Star Boxer Amir Khan visited the city and preferred to stay at Karachi Marriott Hotel. Seen here in the picture, he is being warmly greeted upon arrival by Mr. Rehan Faiz Pirzada, Cluster General Manager of the Hotel.
LAHORE: China Southern Airlines opened the route from Urumqi to Lahore on Thursday, 21 June, becoming the first Chinese airline to take passengers from Lahore to the Chinese city. Urumqi, because the third largest worldwide transferring hub, is the west gate of China to the world. It enjoys the geographic benefit of flying to Midwest Asia and Europe. With the highly effective route community of China Southern, passengers from Islamabad might switch to about 30 different Chinese language inland cities like Beijing, Guangzhou, shanghai and in addition to worldwide locations of Australia, Europe, America, Southeast Asia, Japan and Korea through…